UNSPSC 85503900: Principal arteries upper extremities, open approach-part A

This class includes one or more of 17 standard surgical interventions or procedures on component parts of the principal arteries of the upper extremities with open approach. These surgical interventions or procedures are listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 PCS under code 03.

UNSPSC 85503900 Principal arteries upper extremities, open approach-part A is a Class code that shows minimal alignment between its nominal surgical taxonomy and the state and local opportunities recently tagged under it. The recent solicitations span occupational medical surveillance, disability medical record review and independent medical evaluation coordination, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing (ancillary clinical roles), specialty surgical procedure networks for government employees, and emergency medical services for detained youth — none of which involve vascular surgery on the upper extremities. The code appears to have been applied inconsistently across diverse medical administration and healthcare staffing procurements rather than to actual surgical procedures.

Issuing bodies include state departments (Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of Washington State Ferries), county government (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Santa Clara County Health System), and municipal government (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). The Phoenix RFP (RTMRFP26001) requests disability medical record summary and independent medical examination coordination for public safety pension disability determinations, due October 16, 2026; the Washington State Ferries RFP (RFP20260825) solicits occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry locations, due October 9, 2026 with a pre-bid conference August 31, 2026; and the Santa Clara Health System solicitation (RFSQHHSFY270052) establishes a qualified vendor pool for temporary ancillary health professional staffing, due October 7, 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in California (Collier County, Santa Clara, Long Beach), Arizona (Phoenix), Washington (WSDOT), and Texas (Harris County), with no dominant state. The code's recent activity does not reflect genuine procurement under its stated scope; business development professionals should treat this code as inactive for vascular surgical services and verify code assignment before pursuing opportunities listed under it.